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Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg Says He’s For The Fans

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ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) – When Chuck Greenberg became CEO and managing partner of the Texas Rangers, many North Texans asked the same question: What’s a Pittsburgh sports attorney doing running the team?

Greenberg found success in Pittsburgh after he helped turn around the once bankrupt Pittsburgh Penguins. He was also the successful owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ AA affiliate, the Altoona Curve and Class A Myrtle Beach team.

Pointing up to his new office at the Ballpark in Arlington, Greenberg smiled and said, “it’s a room with a view.” He seems to have a clear vision of where he plans to steer the once fledgling Texas Rangers ball club.

Greenberg said he isn’t like most North Texas sports franchise owners.

“It’s an honor to just be mentioned in the company of them, but you know my own style is I am a very hands on … I am very passionate … but I don’t interfere,” Greenberg said.

Greenberg has earned a reputation as a champion of the fans.

That reputation is upheld at the ballpark where fans are already seeing cheaper concession and parking prices. However, he said rumors of a stadium cooling system are nothing more than that – just rumors.

He said the technology isn’t there but there will be upgrades to the ballpark in the way of “bells and whistles.”

A fan of the game since he was a child, owning a major league team is a dream come true, he said.